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Departure dates 2008

for 1 and 2 days

 EVERY DAY
 
URUBAMBA RAFTING 1 DAY

This section is called Chuquicahuana and it's the best part of the Urubamba River. It is classified as class II, III and III+. This section has continuous rapids and for one day trip it's great fun!

Departure:                         8:00am.

Return:                             4 pm.  

Trip grading:                     II and III

Distance in the water:      8km

Time in the water:            2hours

Itinerary

At 8 am passengers will be picked up at their hotel, after a one and a half-hours drive you'll arrive to the put -in at the shores of the upper Urubamba River , also called Chuquicahuana. The guides will give you a safety talk and provide you with all the proper equipment for rafting. You will be floating for approximately two hours, running class II and III, rapids (class IV rapids from January to April). Afterwards, you'll arrive to the take-out, where we are going to have a picnic in the Urubamba river side. We return to Cusco around 4 pm.

What's included 
Meals: 1L
Boat, guide, safety kayak, lifejacket, wetsuit, helmet, paddle-jacket

What's not Included

Shorts (Obligatory, to wear over wet-suit)
Bathing costume, sandals
Sun Block
Insect repellent

Safety
All guides are qualified in Swift Water Rescue Technicians and IRIA (special course for rafting guides) level III, good rafting equipment

PRICE PER PERSON (SHARED SERVICE) 

USD 60

EUR 38

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URUBAMBA RAFTING 2D/1N
 

The  volume and rocky underground provide ideal conditions for recreational and adventure activities on the Urubamba River . The most popular of which is white water rafting. Rafting trips vary depending the time of year. The Urubamba River is a class II, III and III+ whitewater river, It flows through Sicuani, Urcos  and Sacred Valley down into the rain forest and the jungle. Amazing vegetation, hugh  eucalyptus trees, and beautyful flowers, profusions of cactus of everywhere adorn the whitewater trip down the river. Excellent scenic riverside. The Urubamba River white water rafting season is all year long and from early December to late May the river is Class III, and IV.

Departure                     8:00am.

Return                           4pm 

Trip grading                   II and III

Distance in the water     16km

Time in the water          2hours a day

Itineray

Departure at 8 am. passengers will be collected from hotel. Travel time: 1: 45 min there after we arrive

1st DAY: CUSCO-CHECACUPE-CHUQUICAHUANA

to a beaUtyful Place call Checacupe which will be the beginning for the two days. We are going to have a safety briefing followed by practice in the out side the river about the rafting. After  it will take 45 five minutes before we stop to have lunch, after we going to the river and we will be there for two hours and we will be running class II and III rapids depending the level of the river. We will be finishing the rafting at 5 pm. Where we will camp next to the river.

2nd DAY: CHUQUICAHUANA-QUIQUIJANA-CUSCO

 Today is the hardest day after a good breakfast we  go to run the most difficult section of this rafting adventure. Today we will be running for 4 hours class II, III and III+ rapids (class IV rapids from January to April) after finishing this beautiful day we will have a picnic in the Urubamba river side. Finishing this adventure we return to Cusco.

Travel time to Cusco is 1 hour

What is includes

Meals: 1 Breakfast, 2Lunch, 1Dinner (1B,2L,1D)

Boat, guide safety kayak, safety boat.

Lifejacket, wet-suit, helmet, paddle-jacket, paddle.

All rafting and camping gear.

What to bring

Clothing: Warm cloths for the evening long trousers, shorts, fleece, t-shirts, bathing costume, sandals.

Personal items

Sun block

Insect repellent.

Sleeping bag and sleeping pad

Safety
All guides are qualified in Swift Water Rescue Technicians and IRIA (special course for rafting guides) level III, good rafting equipment.

 

PRICE PER PERSON (SHARED SERVICE)

USD 160

EUR 100

ASK FOR OUR PRIVATE GROUPS 

 

 
 
 
 
 
RIVER EXPLORERS
Rafting Expeditions and Adventure

Telf.:  +51 84 260926/ +51 84 9909249
Plateros street 328
email: contact@riverexplorers.com
Cusco - Peru